State education superintendent: Stick with Common Core implementation

11:09 PM,
Jan. 6, 2014

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Calling herself a strong advocate for Common Core, state Superintendent of Education Carey Wright says the state needs to implement the national education standards.

"I do believe in it," Wright said of Common Core in a meeting Monday with the Clarion-Ledger. "It has the potential to be a game changer. It's not a curriculum. It's a set of standards. We need to stick with implementation."

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